CalArts Ranks #2 in Art & Object’s 2026 List of Best Art Schools
November 11, 2025
CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026 list of the Top 15
Year: 2022
CalArts Ranks #12 in TheWrap’s 2025 Top Film Schools
November 6, 2025
CalArts has once again been named one of the nation’s best film schools, ranking 12th on TheWrap‘s annual list of
‘Redrawing the Rancho:’ Artists Reclaim the Histories of the Rowland Mansion
November 4, 2025
CalArts alum Eva Aguila (Theater BFA 05) is one of four artists reimagining the layered histories of the historic Rowland
In Memoriam: CalArts Mourns the Passing of Alison Knowles
November 3, 2025
CalArts mourns the passing of one of our original faculty members and pioneering artist Alison Knowles, who died on Oct.
CalArts Alum James Waterman Sets ‘In Spring’ Album Release Show in LA
October 30, 2025
Alum and CAP Program Manager James Waterman (Music MFA 15) joins multi-instrumentalist Joel Reed Mankey to release In Spring—a Celtic-inspired album and live concert
Q&A with Alum Ishika Muchhal on her Stand-Up Comedy/Thesis Defense Presentation in NYC on Saturday
October 29, 2025
This Saturday, Nov. 1, CalArts alum Ishika Muchhal (Acting BFA 23) brings her comedy special, Please Don’t F*ck the Funny Out
LACO Presents World Premiere of Juan Pablo Contreras’ Lucha Libre!
December 8, 2022
A musical brawl between good and evil takes to the Ambassador Auditorium stage in Pasadena, California, this Sunday, Dec. 11 for the world premiere of
CalArts Faculty Perform at REDCAT’s Celebration of Anthony Braxton
December 2, 2022
On Sunday, Dec. 4, a multigenerational collective of artists—including several CalArts faculty—perform at the Celebrating Anthony Braxton concert at REDCAT in downtown Los Angeles. For
New Pamphlet Series Launch Celebration at 2220 Art + Archives
December 1, 2022
Migrating Pedagogies is a new pamphlet series co-edited by artist, writer, and CalArts Critical Studies faculty member Gabrielle Civil; Critical Studies technical faculty member Andrea
Odeya Nini Releases New Solo Vocal Album Ode
November 30, 2022
Vocalist and composer Odeya Nini (Music MFA 11) released her new solo vocal album ODE on Populist Records earlier this fall, celebrating the release with
Drummer Jonathan Pinson on Learning, Teaching, and Touring
November 23, 2022
As a kid, Jonathan Pinson often found himself next to the drummer for the church. View this post on Instagram
CalArtians Nominated for 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards
November 22, 2022
On Tuesday, Nov. 22, the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominees were announced, among which are films by several CalArts alums and faculty. Two CalArtian-directed
LACMA Presents Anniversary Performance of Raven Chacon’s Voiceless Mass
November 22, 2022
On Wednesday, Nov. 23, LACMA presents a one-year anniversary performance of Diné artist and composer Raven Chacon’s (Music MFA 04) Pulitzer Prize-winning work Voiceless Mass
Lewis Klahr Screens New Film Circumstantial Pleasures at Los Angeles Filmforum
November 19, 2022
On Sunday, Nov. 20, CalArts School of Theater faculty Lewis Klahr presents his feature film Circumstantial Pleasures for the first time in Los Angeles at
Icons and Instincts: Amy Tofte’s New Book with Choreographer and Director Vincent Paterson
November 17, 2022
Playwright, screenwriter, and CalArts alum Amy Tofte‘s (Theater MFA 11) new book Icons and Instincts: Choreographing And Directing Entertainment’s Biggest Stars is a memoir of
Works by Ashley Hunt in Exhibitions Exploring Mass Incarceration Crisis
November 15, 2022
Works by CalArts School of Art faculty Ashley Hunt appear in the exhibitions Undoing Time and Marking Time, running concurrently at the Berkeley Art Museum
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